A bigoted enemy is by definition someone with an irrational hatred.who will not respect you, ever. Fear, maybe, but never respect.

I find instructive Sun Tsu in "The Art of War." A favorite quote that may be applicable, at least by analogy, to this discussion”

“There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: (1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction; (2) cowardice, which leads to capture; (3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; (4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame; (5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.”

Sun Tsu characterized ground situations into 9 categories. “Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay is death ground.” It is on “death ground” that he advised you must fight.

But the bulk of his advice was to avoid fighting until the advantages of fighting were on your side. As regards your enemy, “If he is in superior strength, evade him.” And, “Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”

So, the point is that fighting should be one of your last strategies.

Facing genocide, or a bigoted mob, should require the most delicate consideration of all that can be gained and all that can be lost by fighting. While it is true as Edmund Burke said, “All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing” that does not mean foolish self-sacrifice makes sense. Indeed, Sun Tsu wrote, “The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.”

Back off, gather allies, act when you have the advantage, get the enemy to persuade themselves to change their behavior, fight as a last resort. A lot of this is not “manly” in appearance to a crowd looking for rough justice; it takes far more courage and foresight to do what must be done for ultimate success.

Nobody said it would be fair or easy.